Department for Transport: Media and Image Consultants

Lord Adonis: The council, which is responsible for the detailed distribution of grant between English higher education institutions, has been consulting the sector on the future formula to be used for the distribution of grant for teaching. The council will consider carefully whether the current formula could be improved drawing on the many arguments and evidence which are put forward in the consultation exercise.

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Lord Adonis: From 2006–07, institutions will be free to set fees up to £3,000 for new students. Figures for income from fees from 2006–07 onwards will depend on the pattern of fee charging by institutions and the way that students respond to that pattern.
	Assuming 91 per cent. of students were charged £3,000 and the remaining 9 per cent. £2,000, we estimate that the fee income on a steady state basis on 2006–07 student numbers would be around £2.25 billion. Fuller details are contained in the Written Statement from my honourable friend the Minister of State for Higher Education and Skills of 10 November 2005 (Official Report, Commons, col. 22WS)